I am very lucky to have the Air Force Museum on my doorstep. It is an incredible resource, with a genuinely impressive collection of aircraft and artifacts tracing New Zealand’s’ military aviation history. I enjoy visiting the museum, and take any opportunity to sneak away for a quick peek into our aviation past.
Overview of the main aircraft hall Sopwith Pup The Mosquito Simulator Dambusters exhibition Tigermoth in the Atrium ‘Britannia’, New Zealand’s first military aircraft Vampire in the Atrium Head-on with the Vampire World War I exhibit Close up of the Vampire Gate Guardian, Harvard NZ1050 Hercules replica RAAF Canberra Bomber C-47 Dakota Avro Anson Spitfire ‘Rongotia’ P-40 TA-4K Skyhawk, NZ6254 And the other side… Grumman Avenger The mighty UH-1 Huey with *all* the options Nice side profile of ‘Rongotia’ C-47 which carried the Queen on her NZ tour.
I have visited the museum a few times lately, mostly for research on my DCS paints… I love every single visit, finding something new with every visit. I am lucky, that Nathan, my 8 year old son, loves the visits too. Next time I’ll shoot some photos of the ‘interactive’ exhibits 🙂